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3232Your data is safe with OKARGOhttps://okargo.com/2020/05/14/your-data-is-safe-with-okargo/
https://okargo.com/2020/05/14/your-data-is-safe-with-okargo/#respondThu, 14 May 2020 09:00:34 +0000https://okargo.com/?p=7335At OKARGO, we put strong emphasis on data security, as do our clients. We are aware of how valuable our client’s is and therefore high-level security measures are employed to make the data safe. These include Okargo being hosted on Microsoft Azure, one of the world’s leading and highly secured hosting platforms. Your passwords are encrypted with the latest algorithms using SALT and thus hidden from anyone, including us, with cookies distributed using RSA. Communication with our system is carried out via HTTPS protocol to eliminate possible phishing attacks and data interception. Company data is only available to listed accounts granted specified authorization with administrator accounts featuring an even higher level of security including the option of whitelisting by IP address.
]]>https://okargo.com/2020/05/14/your-data-is-safe-with-okargo/feed/0Route information in OKARGO is now updated in real time in concert with Big Scheduleshttps://okargo.com/2020/05/14/route-information-in-okargo-is-now-updated-in-real-time-in-concert-with-big-schedules/
https://okargo.com/2020/05/14/route-information-in-okargo-is-now-updated-in-real-time-in-concert-with-big-schedules/#respondThu, 14 May 2020 09:00:33 +0000https://okargo.com/?p=7334Although the freight rate is the most crucial information for quoting, route details (no. and locations of transhipments, shipping times) also play an important role in selecting the best transport option. Our users have been able to find such details for quite some time In the OKARGO tool, but keeping them up-to-date has been quite a challenge given the numbers of routes and the fact that availability of such information varies greatly carrier by carrier. A dedicated team manually collected such information from carriers’ websites and other sources, which made data maintenance very time consuming and source-intensive. Recently, things have taken a major turn as we connected the OKARGO tool with Big Schedules, the sailing schedule search engine of Cargosmart. Now, the route details are updated automatically and much more quickly, resulting in more reliable and up-to-date data available to OKARGO users.
]]>https://okargo.com/2020/05/14/route-information-in-okargo-is-now-updated-in-real-time-in-concert-with-big-schedules/feed/0You can upload multiple container types in OKARGOhttps://okargo.com/2020/05/14/you-can-upload-multiple-container-types-in-okargo/
https://okargo.com/2020/05/14/you-can-upload-multiple-container-types-in-okargo/#respondThu, 14 May 2020 09:00:30 +0000https://okargo.com/?p=7333Standard dry container rates account for the vast majority of rates uploaded into the OKARGO tool but special equipment is also no problem. Upon client request Reefers, Open-Tops or Flat-Racks can be uploaded and viewed just as easily.
]]>https://okargo.com/2020/05/14/you-can-upload-multiple-container-types-in-okargo/feed/0Happy Easter!https://okargo.com/2020/04/23/happy-easter-2/
https://okargo.com/2020/04/23/happy-easter-2/#respondThu, 23 Apr 2020 09:00:50 +0000https://okargo.com/?p=7305
]]>https://okargo.com/2020/04/23/happy-easter-2/feed/0OKARGO in the Covid-19 crisishttps://okargo.com/2020/04/23/okargo-in-the-covid-19-crisis/
https://okargo.com/2020/04/23/okargo-in-the-covid-19-crisis/#respondThu, 23 Apr 2020 09:00:13 +0000https://okargo.com/?p=7301There is basically no market segment which has not been affected by Covid-19 and the measures introduced by authorities in most countries of the world are often drastic. Numerous companies have been facing the task of re-organizing entire work processes within a few days while keeping negative impacts of such swift and unexpected changes at a minimum, especially with regard to client availability and service quality. Many companies are struggling to do so. Just like other companies, OKARGO has had to comply with restrictive measures introduced by governments in all the countries where we operate. Unlike others, however, these changes have had minimum impact on OKARGO’s performance. Already before the crisis, the company’s processes were set up to support remote work with a large part of the team working from home. Switching from part to full home office has had virtually zero effect on company performance. From its very beginning, the OKARGO team was built on communication allowing seamless cooperation between teams located in different countries, creating a “virtual” office just like a real one. Due to such tried and tested arrangements, service provided to OKARGO clients has not been affected in any way by the recent circumstances.
]]>https://okargo.com/2020/04/23/okargo-in-the-covid-19-crisis/feed/0Just like any other normal workday with OKARGOhttps://okargo.com/2020/04/23/just-like-any-other-normal-workday-with-okargo/
https://okargo.com/2020/04/23/just-like-any-other-normal-workday-with-okargo/#respondThu, 23 Apr 2020 09:00:12 +0000https://okargo.com/?p=7300Nothing changes for OKARGO users in terms of functionality and accessibility of the OKARGO tool and data processing capacities. Ocean rate sheets of our clients are being processed at the same pace as before.
]]>https://okargo.com/2020/04/23/just-like-any-other-normal-workday-with-okargo/feed/0The OKARGO Tool lets you work from homehttps://okargo.com/2020/04/23/the-okargo-tool-lets-you-work-from-home/
https://okargo.com/2020/04/23/the-okargo-tool-lets-you-work-from-home/#respondThu, 23 Apr 2020 09:00:09 +0000https://okargo.com/?p=7299With the introduction of strict pre-emptive measures in most markets, working from home has become a must for countless freight forwarders. Data sharing tools are now more important than ever as colleagues and company facilities are out of sight. As a 100% cloud-based tool, OKARGO helps keep your company fully operational with zero additional costs. A computer with an internet browser and working internet connection is all you need to get an immediate and comprehensive overview of your ocean rates. Furthermore, OKARGO can enhance data security by whitelisting specific IP addresses allowed to access your company data or by setting access rights to rates for specific user groups.
]]>https://okargo.com/2020/04/23/the-okargo-tool-lets-you-work-from-home/feed/0COVID-19 crisishttps://okargo.com/2020/04/09/covid-19-crisis/
https://okargo.com/2020/04/09/covid-19-crisis/#respondThu, 09 Apr 2020 09:00:23 +0000https://okargo.com/?p=7287Dear Readers,

COVID-19 has spread all over the earth, generating a world-wide health, economic and logistics crisis. We want above all to share our solidarity with you, and wish those who are forced to stay in quarantine all the best in making it through this period and carrying on their activities under the best possible conditions.

Here at OKARGO, most of our teams are currently under quarantine or have strong restrictions on their movements, thus we are mostly at home.

OKARGO is a 100% web application, you can access it from any computer connected to internet, which means from your home, with your computer. If your employer previously requested IP locking to secure your access from the office, they just have to ask us to temporarily remove this lock (or tell us your IP address at home, if this has been agreed upon with your employer).

The OKARGO application is hosted on MICROSOFT AZURE, the world leader in cloud computing. MICROSOFT has teams and servers all over the world, organized to face this kind of crisis. The availability of the application will remain the same throughout this crisis.

The entire OKARGO Team is organized to work 100% from home. Especially the Customer Service Team, which has all the necessary resources to carry on integrating your rates in OKARGO.

What changes for us, the OKARGO Team?

All employees at OKARGO are used to part-time home-office. Thus, the shift to 100% home office went smoothly with no disruption of our activity.

Although most of us are in quarantine or our movements are heavily restricted, our teams are used to working from home and have very quickly organized to serve you with the same level of quality in this unprecedented environment.

I join all my colleagues of the OKARGO Team in wishing you all the best in making through this crisis. Take care of yourself and people around you. We remain available for any specific need for assistance this exceptional situation may create.

Julien CHAPUS

]]>https://okargo.com/2020/04/09/covid-19-crisis/feed/0Check who we work withhttps://okargo.com/2020/03/30/check-who-we-work-with/
https://okargo.com/2020/03/30/check-who-we-work-with/#respondMon, 30 Mar 2020 09:00:33 +0000https://okargo.com/?p=7264In our effort to build a solution exactly fitting the needs of freight forwarders across the globe, we have been establishing partnerships and cooperation with various entities such as TMS producers or associations. You can find information about our partners in a new section of our website: Our partners. Check it out!
]]>https://okargo.com/2020/03/30/check-who-we-work-with/feed/0The history of OKARGOhttps://okargo.com/2020/03/26/the-history-of-okargo-2/
https://okargo.com/2020/03/26/the-history-of-okargo-2/#respondThu, 26 Mar 2020 09:00:35 +0000https://okargo.com/?p=7265The whole story started in 2011, when Mr. Julien Chapus, founder and CEO of OKARGO got acquainted with the ocean transport business through his employment with MSC, a leading ocean carrier.

In his line of work, he distributed rates to numerous freight forwarders and noticed they regularly complained about the complexity of the processes involved and the differences in formats between carriers.

When his contract came to an end, he left the company and started investigating possible ways of optimizing rate management on the client’s side. In order to make sure his ideas were fully substantiated and in line with real freight forwarding experience, he gradually took up internships with three independent freight forwarders.

He carefully listened to comments from seasoned sea freight professionals and gathered his own first-hand experience, putting together a complete picture of the needs of the freight forwarding community in the field of rate management. He continuously consulted his father, Mr. Georges Chapus, a long-time sea freight professional with nearly 40 years of experience, and in 2013, they came to the conclusion it was time to put things in motion. OKARGO was born! With their HQ based in Marseille, Mr. Chapus selected the city of Bratislava, Slovakia as a base for the Customer Service Team due to a combination of cost benefits and cultural and geographical/cultural proximity, as well as his previous positive experience with the Slovak business environment. OKARGO thus became a fully EU-based provider of external rate management, which is greatly appreciated by its clients.

The first OKARGO solution was a rather simple database tool based on Microsoft Access, with which OKARGO won its first customers, however, it was clear from the outside that the future lies in online, cloud-based solutions. Such a solution was successfully introduced to the market in 2014 and became the basis for the product OKARGO clients know today.

Close communication with customers and careful evaluation of their feedback remained the key business principle of OKARGO and main source of ideas for further product development. The tool has been gradually enhanced with features requested by customers such as various search options, the multiport feature or the inland module currently being developed. In 2017, a quotation module was implemented, transforming the system from a strictly purchasing tool into a tool for both purchasing & sales.

Another milestone in the company’s history was its expansion from France into several foreign markets with strong sea freight forwarding communities, which took place in 2016. OKARGO is now used by clients in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Belgium and continues to grow. Wish us luck!